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Signs And Symptoms Of Pulmonary Hypertension
Health Encyclopedia: Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
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Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know
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Health Guide
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension Symptoms Shortness... Read more »Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. "Primary" means that there are no other diseases of the heart or lungs causing the high blood... Read more »Pulmonary angiography
...due to a tumor. Additional conditions under which the test may be performed: Primary pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary embolus Read more »Lung gallium (Ga.) scan
...infections Additional conditions under which the test may be performed: Primary pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary embolus Read more »Cardiac catheterization
...or heart enlargement. Theprocedure also may be performedfor the following: Primary pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary valve stenosis Pulmonary... Read more »
Medications
...serious (sometimes fatal) lung or heart problems (pulmonary hypertension, heart valve problems).... Read more »
Related News
Artificial Lung Saves Lives
August 20, 2007TORONTO, Canada (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) About 20 percent of people who need a lung transplant will die waiting for one. Unlike damaged kidneys or... Read summary »
Antioxidants linked to pulmonary hypertension
October 02, 2008Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that low levels of antioxidants in the cells that line the blood vessels of the lungs may contribute to... Read summary »
Can stem cells treat pulmonary hypertension?
August 20, 2009A readers who suffers from pulmonary hypertension asks if a stem cell therapy available in the Dominican Republic could help treat her condition. Dr.... Read summary »
New drug approved for pulmonary hypertension
May 27, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for pulmonary hypertension. The drug, which will be sold under the brandname... Read summary »
Preventing Lung Cancer
December 01, 2006NASHVILLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Marilyn Cohn was shocked when her doctor told her what was in the cards. "He said, I had lung cancer, and... Read summary »
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